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A
preliminary study on the Acridoidea diversity of Takhni-Rehmapur Wildlife
Sanctuary (Hoshiarpur, Punjab) India was conducted on 12-13 November 2011 and
10-11 November 2013.A total of 17 species
belonging to 15
genera and 2 families were recorded from the sanctuary for the first time. The
family Acrididae dominated the
scene with 15 species, followed by Pyrgomorphidae with 2 species. The family
Acrididae is represented by 8 subfamilies i.e., Acridinae (4 spp.),
Oedipodinae (3 spp.), Catantopinae
(2 spp.), Oxyinae (2 spp.), Eyprepocnemidinae (1 sp.), Spathosterninae
(1 sp.), Coptacridinae (1sp.)and Gomphocerinae (1 sp.). An analysis of relative
abundance revealed that of the 17 species reported, 2 species were classed as
common, 4 as less common and the remaining 11 species as uncommon